It's weird isn't it, although if he is going to be a key position backman on the likes of a barry hall you'd want a few more kilos on him, but one thing I noticed about him was that he was ready built for senior footy. Built in the mould of a Jimmy Clement, big but not huge.lawboy wrote:JAJH - ive seen your boy just a couple of times and have been impressed with what Ive seen. How is he going putting on some body-weight - gotta be tough for a kid so young but looks to be about the only thing he is lacking at this stage - big pre-season next year im guessing.
JAJH my mum said that John had a good game and was clearly one of our best in an overall dissappointing performance. At times (most of the time) me and her don't agree on games, she has the tendancy of seeing one thing a player does bad and using that to reflect on their whole game (and the player can do the same thing 8 weeks later and she'll comment that they do that all the time), she doesn't have much time for Rowe and said he was the worst so I wasn't sure if he was bad or it was her just not liking him again.
Also I heard through the grapevine JAJH that you made a claim that without me there your ears may not be as sore after the game. I'm not at liberty to reveal my sources and if I was smarter I might be offended
(you think your ears would be better off, imagine how grateful the umpires would be. On that, and I know it wouldn't have changed the result, but how poorly did the umpires perform this week)As for Toovey I agree with everything people have been saying about him. Had you asked me 6-8 weeks ago which rookie was the best I'd probably have said Nicholls but Toovey has surpassed him. This kid is as honest as the day is long and I think he has deceptive pace, not quick but a bit like presti can close down space and make space when running from defence by reading the play and getting himself in a position to have a few extra yards so that he doesn't need genuine speed to create that space and give him time to dispose of the ball.
